100 Best universities for Acoustical Engineering in the United Kingdom

Updated: July 18, 2023

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the United Kingdom ranked based on their research performance in Acoustical Engineering. A graph of 146M citations received by 5.15M academic papers made by 129 universities in the United Kingdom was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Cambridge

England | Cambridge

For Acoustical Engineering

#1 in Europe

#10 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

2. University of Oxford

England | Oxford

For Acoustical Engineering

#2 in Europe

#16 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1096

3. Imperial College London

England | London

For Acoustical Engineering

#3 in Europe

#22 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

4. University of Southampton

England | Southampton

For Acoustical Engineering

#4 in Europe

#23 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

5. University College London

England | London

For Acoustical Engineering

#6 in Europe

#39 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

6. University of Manchester

England | Manchester

For Acoustical Engineering

#10 in Europe

#68 in the World

Founded: 1824

7. University of Bristol

England | Bristol

For Acoustical Engineering

#11 in Europe

#75 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 27,513
Founded: 1909

8. University of Sheffield

England | Sheffield

For Acoustical Engineering

#14 in Europe

#87 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1905

9. University of Edinburgh

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Acoustical Engineering

#15 in Europe

#88 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

10. University of Nottingham

England | Nottingham

For Acoustical Engineering

#18 in Europe

#105 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1948

11. University of Birmingham

England | Birmingham

For Acoustical Engineering

#21 in Europe

#110 in the World

Founded: 1900

12. University of Glasgow

Scotland | Glasgow

For Acoustical Engineering

#23 in Europe

#117 in the World

Founded: 1451

13. University of Leeds

England | Leeds

For Acoustical Engineering

#24 in Europe

#125 in the World

Founded: 1904

14. University of Liverpool

England | Liverpool

For Acoustical Engineering

#40 in Europe

#156 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

15. University of Warwick

England | Coventry

For Acoustical Engineering

#41 in Europe

#158 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

16. King's College London

England | London

For Acoustical Engineering

#51 in Europe

#192 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1829

17. Queen Mary University of London

England | London

For Acoustical Engineering

#54 in Europe

#195 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1989

18. University of Strathclyde

Scotland | Glasgow

For Acoustical Engineering

#62 in Europe

#213 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Founded: 1964

19. Loughborough University

England | Loughborough

For Acoustical Engineering

#64 in Europe

#224 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

20. University of Surrey

England | Guildford

For Acoustical Engineering

#75 in Europe

#249 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

21. Newcastle University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Acoustical Engineering

#78 in Europe

#257 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1963

22. University of Bath

England | Bath

For Acoustical Engineering

#82 in Europe

#276 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Enrollment: 18,857
Male:Female: 53:47
Founded: 1966

23. Cardiff University

Wales | Cardiff

For Acoustical Engineering

#86 in Europe

#285 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1997

24. University of Exeter

England | Exeter

For Acoustical Engineering

#87 in Europe

#286 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

25. University of Sussex

England | Brighton

For Acoustical Engineering

#91 in Europe

#293 in the World

Enrollment: 17,319
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1961

26. Durham University

England | Durham

For Acoustical Engineering

#94 in Europe

#301 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

27. University of London

England | London

For Acoustical Engineering

#110 in Europe

#332 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

28. University of St Andrews

Scotland | St Andrews

For Acoustical Engineering

#111 in Europe

#334 in the World

Enrollment: 10,425
Founded: 1413

29. University of York

England | York

For Acoustical Engineering

#112 in Europe

#336 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

30. Lancaster University

England | Lancaster

For Acoustical Engineering

#118 in Europe

#343 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1964

31. Queen's University Belfast

Northern Ireland | Belfast

For Acoustical Engineering

#119 in Europe

#344 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

32. University of Leicester

England | Leicester

For Acoustical Engineering

#127 in Europe

#359 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Enrollment: 24,409
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1957

33. Swansea University

Wales | Swansea

For Acoustical Engineering

#131 in Europe

#364 in the World

Founded: 1920

34. Heriot-Watt University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Acoustical Engineering

#138 in Europe

#378 in the World

Founded: 1966

35. University of Wales

Wales | Cardiff

For Acoustical Engineering

#147 in Europe

#393 in the World

Founded: 1893

36. University of Aberdeen

Scotland | Aberdeen

For Acoustical Engineering

#149 in Europe

#397 in the World

Founded: 1495

37. University of Reading

England | Reading

For Acoustical Engineering

#150 in Europe

#400 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Founded: 1892

38. Brunel University London

England | Uxbridge

For Acoustical Engineering

#160 in Europe

#417 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

39. London School of Economics and Political Science

England | London

For Acoustical Engineering

#165 in Europe

#428 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1895

40. University of Kent

England | Canterbury

For Acoustical Engineering

#169 in Europe

#437 in the World

Founded: 1965

41. Cranfield University

England | Cranfield

For Acoustical Engineering

#175 in Europe

#450 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 4,825
Founded: 1993

42. City, University of London

England | London

For Acoustical Engineering

#178 in Europe

#461 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1966

43. University of East Anglia

England | Norwich

For Acoustical Engineering

#198 in Europe

#524 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

44. Royal Holloway, University of London

England | Egham

For Acoustical Engineering

#203 in Europe

#532 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1849

45. University of Dundee

Scotland | Dundee

For Acoustical Engineering

#211 in Europe

#548 in the World

Founded: 1967

46. University of Bradford

England | Bradford

For Acoustical Engineering

#217 in Europe

#572 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 1966

47. University of Essex

England | Colchester

For Acoustical Engineering

#221 in Europe

#583 in the World

Founded: 1964

48. Keele University

England | Keele

For Acoustical Engineering

#231 in Europe

#610 in the World

Founded: 1962

49. University of Salford

England | Salford

For Acoustical Engineering

#236 in Europe

#631 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1967

50. Aston University

England | Birmingham

For Acoustical Engineering

#238 in Europe

#637 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1895

51. University of Hull

England | Kingston upon Hull

For Acoustical Engineering

#239 in Europe

#638 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1954

52. Coventry University

England | Coventry

For Acoustical Engineering

#254 in Europe

#672 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

53. Goldsmiths, University of London

England | London

For Acoustical Engineering

#275 in Europe

#726 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1904

54. Manchester Metropolitan University

England | Manchester

For Acoustical Engineering

#286 in Europe

#749 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1992

55. Liverpool John Moores University

England | Liverpool

For Acoustical Engineering

#290 in Europe

#757 in the World

Founded: 1992

56. Birkbeck, University of London

England | London

For Acoustical Engineering

#292 in Europe

#765 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Founded: 1823

57. University of Huddersfield

England | Huddersfield

For Acoustical Engineering

#296 in Europe

#778 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

58. Northumbria University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Acoustical Engineering

#302 in Europe

#788 in the World

Founded: 1992

59. University of Plymouth

England | Plymouth

For Acoustical Engineering

#303 in Europe

#791 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Founded: 1992

60. Bangor University

Wales | Bangor

For Acoustical Engineering

#307 in Europe

#802 in the World

Enrollment: 11,270
Founded: 1884

61. University of Stirling

Scotland | Stirling

For Acoustical Engineering

#319 in Europe

#841 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1967

62. Ulster University

Northern Ireland | Coleraine

For Acoustical Engineering

#333 in Europe

#874 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1968

63. St George's, University of London

England | London

For Acoustical Engineering

#334 in Europe

#875 in the World

Founded: 1733

64. Nottingham Trent University

England | Nottingham

For Acoustical Engineering

#338 in Europe

#885 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

65. University of Portsmouth

England | Portsmouth

For Acoustical Engineering

#348 in Europe

#935 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

66. Sheffield Hallam University

England | Sheffield

For Acoustical Engineering

#356 in Europe

#959 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Founded: 1992

67. De Montfort University

England | Leicester

For Acoustical Engineering

#365 in Europe

#1001 in the World

Founded: 1992

68. University of the West of England

England | Bristol

For Acoustical Engineering

#377 in Europe

#1051 in the World

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

69. Glasgow Caledonian University

Scotland | Glasgow

For Acoustical Engineering

#388 in Europe

#1106 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Founded: 1993

70. University of Hertfordshire

England | Hatfield

For Acoustical Engineering

#389 in Europe

#1109 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

71. Aberystwyth University

Wales | Aberystwyth

For Acoustical Engineering

#395 in Europe

#1134 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1872

72. University of Greenwich

England | London

For Acoustical Engineering

#396 in Europe

#1140 in the World

Founded: 1890

73. University of South Wales

Wales | Pontypridd

For Acoustical Engineering

#409 in Europe

#1176 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1841

74. London South Bank University

England | London

For Acoustical Engineering

#410 in Europe

#1179 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1892

75. Oxford Brookes University

England | Oxford

For Acoustical Engineering

#417 in Europe

#1196 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

76. University of Brighton

England | Brighton

For Acoustical Engineering

#427 in Europe

#1233 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

77. University of Westminster

England | London

For Acoustical Engineering

#429 in Europe

#1242 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

78. Leeds Beckett University

England | Leeds

For Acoustical Engineering

#457 in Europe

#1342 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1992

79. Middlesex University

England | London

For Acoustical Engineering

#460 in Europe

#1354 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 1973

80. University of Roehampton

England | London

For Acoustical Engineering

#462 in Europe

#1369 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Founded: 2004

81. Bournemouth University

England | Poole

For Acoustical Engineering

#463 in Europe

#1371 in the World

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

82. SOAS, University of London

England | London

For Acoustical Engineering

#472 in Europe

#1394 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Enrollment: 8,200
Founded: 1916

83. Teesside University

England | Middlesbrough

For Acoustical Engineering

#484 in Europe

#1441 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 19,290
Founded: 1992

84. Royal Veterinary College University of London

England | London

For Acoustical Engineering

#503 in Europe

#1489 in the World

Founded: 1791

85. Staffordshire University

England | Stoke-on-Trent

For Acoustical Engineering

#507 in Europe

#1504 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 1992

86. University of East London

England | London

For Acoustical Engineering

#509 in Europe

#1509 in the World

Founded: 1992

87. University of Central Lancashire

England | Preston

For Acoustical Engineering

#513 in Europe

#1528 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Founded: 1992

88. Edinburgh Napier University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Acoustical Engineering

#514 in Europe

#1532 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1992

89. University of Wolverhampton

England | Wolverhampton

For Acoustical Engineering

#515 in Europe

#1537 in the World

Founded: 1992

90. London Metropolitan University

England | London

For Acoustical Engineering

#529 in Europe

#1596 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1848

91. Canterbury Christ Church University

England | Canterbury

For Acoustical Engineering

#531 in Europe

#1604 in the World

Founded: 2005

92. Kingston University

England | Kingston upon Thames

For Acoustical Engineering

#532 in Europe

#1613 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1992

93. Anglia Ruskin University

England | Cambridge

For Acoustical Engineering

#545 in Europe

#1680 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 1858

94. University of Derby

England | Derby

For Acoustical Engineering

#550 in Europe

#1693 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1992

95. London Business School

England | London

For Acoustical Engineering

#551 in Europe

#1702 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1964

96. University of Lincoln

England | Lincoln

For Acoustical Engineering

#563 in Europe

#1747 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1992

97. University of Bolton

England | Bolton

For Acoustical Engineering

#564 in Europe

#1751 in the World

Founded: 2004

98. University of the West of Scotland

Scotland | Paisley

For Acoustical Engineering

#567 in Europe

#1765 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 15,555
Founded: 1897

99. Robert Gordon University

Scotland | Aberdeen

For Acoustical Engineering

#589 in Europe

#1891 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

100. University of Bedfordshire

England | Luton

For Acoustical Engineering

#610 in Europe

#2020 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2006

The best cities to study Acoustical Engineering in the United Kingdom based on the number of universities and their ranks are Cambridge, Oxford, London, and Southampton.